The battle had been going on for four minuets now.

"And counting!" Lee had added.

The two opponents fought each other with a skill that Kakashi had never seen, especially from ten year old Genin. Hisa had taken a flying leap upward, clinging on the ceiling, while Uki sprang off the opposite wall and flew towards her. Hisa grabbed a handful of Shiruken and flung them towards her so that they fanned in different directions, but with simple hand movements, Uki parried herself from the blades. Together they sprang at each other with kunai's raised and clashed together in a fury of metal and raw strength.

"They just fly off the walls," Guy observed in amazement, "They have excellent control over their chakra."

"How did that red haired cat girl do that?" Kakashi asked, "She just deflected the Shiruken."

"It's a technique that Nekos have developed," Guy explained as the fight raged on below, "They move their hands so quickly that they deflect objects with only a minor scratch. Plus, their eye sight and reflexes are so good that they can deflect each single one coming to them from all directions. It's the ultimate hands on defense."

"You are so smart Guy sensei!' Lee gushed, practically throwing himself at his feet, "I hope to follow your wisdom and be as smart as you one day!"

"You will, Lee!" Guy smiled broadly down at his student, giving another way-too enthusiastic thumbs-up, "Together, we can accomplish anything!"

Just kill me now, Kakashi sighed in his head. No matter how exciting and intense the battle was below him, the talking of the two instantly irritated him.

"I love you, Guy!" Lee suddenly yelled, embracing his teacher in a passionate hug.

"Lee, you special kid!" Guy almost broke into sobs as he clung to his student.

"Hate to break up the happy moment," Kakashi said as he looked below, "But the fights over."

Guy and Lee broke apart to see the young cat girl Uki, a Kunai blade jutting out from her shoulder, rippling blood. Everyone's eyes locked into the Genin as she gasped, clutching her shoulder, her face turning pale. She looked up to the white eared Neko who smirked at her, wiping a stain of blood off of her cheek.

"Sorry it had to end this way," she snarled, suddenly hurling another kunai knife at her opponent, this time piercing her stomach. The crowd cried out in horror as Yuki coughed blood, falling knock-kneed to the ground. Hisa only smirked at her work. Kakashi stared in amazement.

"I'm declaring this match over," Atari announced down below, stepping in between the two opponents, "The winner of this match is Shishi Hisa."

Spectators cheered for their companion as she proudly jumped back up to receive her glory. Meanwhile, medical aids rushed in, helping the fallen Neko girl, placing her gently on the stretcher. Kakashi shook his head in amazement.

"Even though they only have tai-jutsu techniques, these kids are fierce," Kakashi whispered."

"They are proof that a ninja doesn't need genjustu or ninjutsu to be powerful!" Lee declared, throwing his fist triumphantly in the air.

Kakashi looked at Kira. Her friends were cheering for Hisa, congratulating here, while others felt somewhat saddened for their other friend, Yuki. Kyra seemed happy for Hisa, but also looked mournfully towards her fallen friend. It seemed Kira did not share the same enthusiasm towards fighting as her friends did. Once everything resumed, all Genin sprang towards the railing, leaning forward to look at the screen, eager to see the next to names.

Four more matches went by, all exuberating with the fire and intensity of heated battles. The crowd watched in amazement as familiar faces fell to the ground, holding wounds, and others holding up blades in victory. Kakashi let out a sigh of relief every time Kira's name didn't appear on the screen, but he was also eager to see her skills in battle. He wanted people to see how well he had trained her, and how powerful she really was.

"She's not like the others," Guy suddenly commented. Kakashi turned.

"I've heard enough of that all day," Kakashi grumbled, "What are you saying?"

"I mean, she isn't blood-thirsty," Guy looked at him, "Look at all the other students. All they care about is winning. Kira doesn't seem to care at all." Kakashi couldn't understand why Guy was realizing all this about a student that wasn't even his. What did he mean? When he looked at Kira, she seemed excited to see the names on the screen. But when one student would lose, she would feel happy for one, and remorse for the other.

"As much as I hate to admit it, you're right," Kakashi shrugged, "I think I knew somewhere in the back of my head that she was the type that wouldn't fight anyone unless she had a true fire spark within her." Guy turned to him.

"How'd you figure that one?" he asked curiously.

"The Hokage told me that they discovered she had wind powers when a group of kids were picking on her," Kakashi reflected on the memory, "That means she never used it before, until she got angry. I think that doesn't just apply to her wind powers, but to her fighting instinct all together," he smirked at Guy, "That kid can only be driven by purpose."

"Well, if that's the case, then I'm looking forward to seeing her fight with all her passion!" Lee exclaimed, raising his triumphant fist once more.

"Well, you won't have to wait long," Guy suddenly said grimly as a loud uproar grew within the stadium. Students gathered around, eyes wide, whispers tossed back and forth.

Tora's midnight black ears perked up and she smiled. "Well, well, this should be quite interesting." Kakashi stared back and felt himself jump inside. He looked towards Kira. Her eyes were wide, her ears back, and her tail puffed out. She was truly scared.

There on the screen read: Kira Koneko VS. Teiru Akemi.